TONE words AP Language
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English [1]
DEVELOPING YOUR ?TONE WORD? VOCABULARY Determining the ?tone? of a piece of writing is a vitally important clue in interpreting the piece?s meaning. For this reason, AP test readers particularly value this quality. They go so far as to say that if you get the tone wrong in your essay, you will not pass their test. Regardless of whether or not your goal is passing the AP test, however, learning how to discuss the tone of a piece of writing is an important skill for college writing. Once you become proficient at it, it becomes an easy way to discuss almost any piece of writing . . . no matter what class you are in at the time. To discuss tone effectively, it?s important to develop your ?tone vocabulary.? In other words,